Multitude of garden gift ideas. Get inspired with suggestions from gardening tools to home made flower themed cards to potted poinsettia sand drunken paperwhites.
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on Dec 7, 2007, 3:00AM
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bloomingwriter: in "Flurries where winds blow on shore...and White Juan remembered" takes some amazing winter pictures and warns us that this is what "meteorologists are saying is going to be the coldest winter in at least a decade".
Well, I am ready with my stockpile of wood... at least I hope it is enough! We had one winter we ran short, and I really don't want to repeat that experience. During a teenage bonfire event we had out here, one of the guests grabbed alot more wood to stoke the bonfire than my husband intended would be used! However, he is the one who left it in sight/reach. So now that is somewhat less for our winter stove.
Go see Jodi's pictures- they are all my favorites, but the one of her horse hs just a bit of an edge:)
Brrrr.
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Posted by Ilona Reblogged by Old Roses to winter on 2007-12-08, 22:52:40
Just for fun, you might be interested to know that the flower has been chosen that will grace the 2008 Chelsea Flower Show official poster....and you'll never guess what it is! Okay, because it's me, you might...and you'd be right...a daylily!. . .
I was absolutely delighted when I glanced out the window this morning and spotted this female downy woodpecker on the suet feeder. Of course I won't be delighted if this one behaves like the one we had in Alabama. That one would frequently peck on a metal vent on the roof, it sounded like a machine gun and would drive us nuts. It also had a habit of pecking on our window scaring us nearly to death. . . .
I finished all my Christmas shopping, so I'm in an especially good mood today. And since I did all of my shopping online, I dedicate this blog entry to my tireless UPS man, who has delivered to my house nearly every day since Thanksgiving -- sometimes stopping by twice.
To celebrate, I'm linking to three distant blogs today instead on the usual one. Enjoy. . . .
The sunlight is penetrating deep into the far reaches of my living room these days, yet it is gone over the hills before 4:00 sending me into an early and almost endless night far earlier than I am ready for. I don't usually experience December light here in my "summer home" and so I feel lucky to be present for the contrast of BRIGHTNESS and early retreat that is New England in December. . .
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Posted by Leslie Reblogged by Old Roses to winter on 2007-12-08, 22:50:43
Cleaning gutters used to be kinda fun. I'd just get up on the roof (its flat), enjoy the view, spy on the neighbors, and toss the leaf matter to the ground. But then getting off the roof and back onto the ladder became just too scary for this challenge-challenged gal. I haven't been up on the roof for years. Now I force myself to climb the ladder to "dip"into the gutters and sling the leafage ...
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Posted by weeder1 Reblogged by Old Roses to foliage on 2007-12-08, 22:50:10
If I could give one piece of advice to new gardeners (other than first move to Oregon), it would be to make your garden pathways wide. The old rule is that you should make your paths wide enough for two people to stroll comfortably side by side. Well, I knew this when I started my present garden, but the rule should include the additional statement that you can't then proceed to plant six shrubs and some twining honeysuckle right next to the path, and expect it to remain open.
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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2007-12-08, 22:49:30
This blog is about urban gardening, nature, garden photography,indoor gardening and plant propagation. Due to content scrapers I've decided to shorten my feed, sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. I hope you continue to subscribe to my feed and visit my blog to comment on the entries and view the photos of my plants. . . .
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Posted by MrBrownThumb Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs on 2007-12-08, 22:49:20
One of my favorite wintertime activities (well, not very active on MY part) is to sit and watch the birds. I especially love hearing the chickadees when I venture outside. Their little perky chirps fill me with joy. How can a heart not be lifted with their antics? Better than any anti-stress medication I can think of!. . .
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Posted by Bev Reblogged by Old Roses to birds on 2007-12-08, 22:48:54
I've been noticing this hawk on the back neighbor's tree now and again for a few days. At first I thought it was one of the mourning doves puffed up all funny! But, this time I was able to grab the camera and view through the zoom lens for a better view:
Field 11, part of nearly 40 acres of artificial surface at the Parade Grounds, on Caton Avenue south of Prospect Park in Brooklyn
Next Thursday there will be an oversight hearing on the use of artificial turf in NYC's parks:
The New York City...
Over the last month or so my husband and I have been considering a move to another city. The move would mean trading in our large, pie-shaped lot for a postage-stamp yard, as well as the loss of my large community plot. This made me sad. I put on a brave face, though. After all, you have to make sacrifices sometimes in this life. One of the first things I checked into when considering the new city (one we’d each lived in before), was the state of the community garden life there. I found out that there are seventeen community gardens in London, Ontario, two in the neighbourhood we were targeting, neither of which had waiting lists. That helped. I was relieved that gardening, especially vegetable gardening, wouldn’t be out of reach, even if we bought a place without much of a yard to speak of. . . .
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on Dec 7, 2007, 11:26AM
Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2007-12-08, 22:47:27
What landscaping tasks should you be performing in December? Well, that depends on what region you inhabit. That's the beauty of regional calendars. Consult these landscaping tips by region to...
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on Dec 7, 2007, 12:43AM
Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to landscape on 2007-12-08, 22:47:07
I am adding more Lantana’s in my garden, now that our region is going back to severe water restrictions. Lantanas are the perfect plants for the garden, they do great in full sun, dry conditions, required very little water, and bloom most of the year. They look great as ground cover, and are a favorite of bees and butterflies. . . .
Dieses Jahr haben wir eine fast komplett neue Dekoration, mit alten Komponenten. Diese Idee mit den gefüllten Gläsern hatte mein Mann, er hat es irgendwo gesehen. Und die Gläser haben wir im Sommer auf dem Flohmarkt gekauft, nicht wissend, was wir damit machen werden. Aber es gibt immer eine Idee...
Hier schaut der Nikolaus von außen durch das Fenster - mal sehen, ob er heute was dagelassen hat!
In this year we have new decorations in the house with particial old components. The glases we bought at the fleemarket in the summer this year. . ..
There’s a new page in my sidebar - check it out! Just in time for the holidays we have a special offer for blog readers — we hope to tempt you to give yourself - or a gardener you know who already has every*thing* - the gift of a Blithewold membership! (Even if you don’t live close by, there are benefits you can take advantage of. Blithewold participates in the American Horticultural Society’s Reciprocal Admissions program. So by supporting Blithewold, you can visit other public gardens closer to home!) Take it from Gus-gus who says, “It’s the coolest present ever! …buuurrrrupp yup…”
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on Dec 7, 2007, 10:17AM
Posted by Kris Reblogged by Old Roses to botanical_garden on 2007-12-08, 22:44:01
Shop, books and gardening at the same time! Add one of the most beatiful bookshop interiours I've ever seen. Congratulations to both of you! I'll come and visit as soon as I figured out* where the shop is.
*Geography is not my forte.
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Posted by Rosengeranium Reblogged by Old Roses to books on 2007-12-08, 22:43:26
I absolutely love the holidays, but I’m acutely aware of how wasteful this time of year can be. In fact, I just read a National Geographic News article that stated that Americans produce 25 million tons of “festive rubbish” every year—yikes! And that doesn’t even take into account all the energy wasted illuminating holiday lights, all the fuel consumed shipping gifts, and all the money spent on said gifts. What’s an eco-conscious person to do?. . .
via millertime on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00Submitted to Friday Ark.
Dieses Jahr haben wir eine fast komplett neue Dekoration, mit alten Komponenten. Diese Idee mit den gefüllten Gläsern hatte mein Mann, er hat es irgendwo gesehen. Und die Gläser haben wir im Sommer auf dem Flohmarkt gekauft, nicht wissend, was wir damit machen werden. Aber es gibt immer eine Idee...
